New Year's Top under $10.

What are you wearing for New Years? I am not sure if I am going out, or staying in. Either way, I will be wearing this great top I got from the Chico's Outlet. Under $10. It is a white and gold fabric, I can wear either tied-up, loose, or with a belt. So many options.

Department 56 Christmas Houses

I have tons of Department 56 Christmas Houses. Tons. So, this year, instead of putting them inone large display, I chose my all time favorites and am putting them in small vignettes around the house. This did leave about 20 in boxes in the garage. But, it is a little out of control.

These are on my main desk in my family room. All personal favorites with a story. The tall green row house I hauled all over San Francisco, pregnant. Love it.

One of my first ones given to me by my stepmother when I was in college. I put colored lights in them, love the glow.

A vignette on the wine/liquor bar. No coincidence it is a brew house and a wine cellar.

My alternate desk in the front room.

The guest room.

Happy New Year 2010

Make 2010 your best year ever. Please be safe this New Year's Eve.

Merry Christmas Vintage Images

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, I will be back to blogging on Monday.

Miracle on 34th Street - Black Friday -- Cyber Monday

Getting ready for some online retail therapy? Well, Happy Thanksgiving. Enjoy the parade, them cuddle up with your favorite Miracle on 34th Street DVD, and you will be ready for Black Friday Sales. Or Cyber Monday Sales.

Check out all the great sites, like Etsy, Ebay, and your favorite Retailers. All have great specials.
Enjoy.

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Sorry, don't know where image is from.

Christmas Decorating -- Apartment Living - College Life

Live in a dorm or aparment. In college, and not much time or money for decorating. Take this great idea from Pottery Barn. Use pictures as your decorations. You can put these on Wreaths, Trees, or just on a wall. If you put on a wall, use the Post-it picture paper to print, and you can easily remove after the Holidays. If you are using on a tree or wreath, just mount to cardboard, any inexpensive copy of a picture or picture, and put a colored paper mat around it (check the memory book section of your favorite craft store). Then fill your tree with your friends and family. Instant Holiday.

Image from Potterybarn.com.

Pumpkin Pie Cocktail -- Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!!

**As always please drink responsibly.

Pumpkin Pie Cocktail

2 oz canned pumpkin

2 oz half and half

2 oz vodka

1 oz spiced rum

Mix pumpkin and half and half until well blended.

Put ice in glass and add vodka and spiced rum, then pour in the pumpkin mixture and mix well.

Add more pumpkin to tase. Yum.

Non - Alcoholic version. Substitute Cola for vodka and spiced rum.

Or -- Big scoop of vanilla ice cream add pumpkin and half and half and blend well, then add a splash of cola.

Halloween Ghosts Holding Hands

So how cute would these be with some hats and makeup? A fashionista ghost ring? A girl's just gotta love Halloween. Just around the corner.

Pandora Charms - Dancing Ghosts

I was just thinking of Halloween the other day. Then I saw these wonderful Dancing Ghosts from Grandin Road, which every year I say I am going to make. Maybe this year. Anyway, it got me thinking I need a ghost or pumpkin for my Pandora bracelet. Pandora Ghost below.



Pandora Ghost -- love it. I think I have to have it.